Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Priscilla* Rollins Tell Him that You Love Him Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Matt* Lucas Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine We the People We the People
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Loni Gamble It's You ST
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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